INDIANAPOLIS – Long before Bill Belichick was the sweatshirt-wearing coach of the New England Patriots, he was an eager 23-year-old special assistant on staff of the Baltimore Colts back in 1975.
And even then, he was serious and always trying to pick the brains of the other coaches on staff. That was just the start for Belichick, who has become of the NFL’s all-time best coaches.
“Bill and I go back, and of course I remember him well on the staff,” Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay said. “There were probably less than 10 coaches on staff then and it’s continued on to now with the rivalry that we’ve had with the Patriots.